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The role of touch-sensitive technology in our life. Part 1.

A few years ago we could hardly imagine that touch-sensitive technologies would become an integral part of our everyday lives. They have found application in the fields of trade, transportation, business and amusement industry. And every day discovers new possibilities of their application.

Now, for example, presence of a touch-sensitive terminal in the shopping center will hardly surprise anybody. By using it, you will easily pay for cell communication services, IP telephony and internet access. Absence of traditional input devices such as the mouse or the keyboard is compensated by touch monitor that can be operated by simple touching its surface. The screen of such terminal usually displays various text or graphic hints, and all you need to do to reach desired effect is just to touch the corresponding image.

Practically every information terminal installed at a public place is equipped with a vandal resistant touch screen. Such kiosk usually has additional hardware including a bill validator, printer, magnetic card reader, surveillance camera and so on. It can be also equipped with integral GSM modem that provides Internet connection via cell communication operators.

Touch-sensitive technology used in payment terminals significantly simplified the process of consumer’s “communication” with high-technology equipment. Every interested person has an opportunity to use such terminal for solving a variety of problems. Nowadays such kiosks allow not only carrying out financial transactions but also provide advertising and informational services.

Installed in the shopping center terminal can be easily used as shopping area guide. It can provide the visitor with some information about the goods he is going to purchase. For example, you will know about consumer characteristics, properties, quality and availability of the desired product. Such touch-sensitive technology application saves time and helps the customer to orient himself in the multi-stored shopping center with numerous shops and boutiques and wide range of goods.

We can only guess in what fields of application touch-sensitive terminals will be used in the future or what roles they will play in our lives. Their potential and multifunctionality never cease to surprise us. Intuitively comprehensible, obvious and easy to use touch-sensitive systems are gaining more and more popularity in various spheres of human activity. To be continued…

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The role of touch-sensitive technology in our life. Part 2 Touch-sensitive technologies have found wide application in medicine all over the world. Touch-sensitive equipment is used as a part of patient condition monitoring systems, in cardiomonitors, information systems of outpatient departments and pharmacy catalogues.

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